Inspired by the dragonflies I decided to have a good root around the garden to see what wildlife I could find. The nettles at the bottom of the garden have been well and truly munched by these caterpillars of the comma butterfly
one of which had already formed a chrysalis:
We've kept a pile of logs and broken fence panel slats near the pond for nearly a year now in the hope that reptiles and amphibians would hide underneath. Until now we've only been rewarded with slugs, but today we were pleased to find an adult slow worm - the first we've seen this year:
3 comments:
What a great find, the slow worm. I don't think I've ever seen one before.
Fascinating photos of the caterpillar and chrysalis.
One would need Arctic expedition gear to travel as far as the bottom of our garden at the moment! Wonderful shot of the Migrant.
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